Journalist Cecilia Gutiérrez reports identity theft used in threat against Mayor Tomás Vodanovic

Journalist Cecilia Gutiérrez has reported an incident of identity theft, where an imposter used her name to send a threatening email to Maipú Mayor Tomás Vodanovic. The email, sent on Wednesday, falsely claimed to possess evidence regarding the mayor's new partner and threatened to publish a report if he did not respond.

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He tells him that he has evidence of a new partner of his, that he has proof, that he has the identity and that if he does not answer him, he will assume that this is real and therefore a report will be launched on the program.

Gutiérrez explained via Instagram that the sender used her name, her role, and her affiliation with the program "Hay que decirlo." The message suggested that if the mayor didn't reply, the sender would assume the information was real and proceed with the report. The journalist emphasized that the email was not from her and even contained an error in her second surname.

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it is not mine and they also got my second surname wrong.

She clarified that she typically communicates through more direct means and does not use her team as leverage in such communications. Gutiérrez confirmed she has filed a complaint with the Prosecutor's Office and is collaborating with her lawyer to resolve the situation. She described the act as a clear case of identity theft, escalating to a serious level due to the threatening nature of the message directed at a public official.

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I usually don't report by email because it's not fluid, nor do I use the team as a guarantee and say that they are going to do something. It doesn't matter to give explanations, it's not me.